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Neil Best leaves no stone unturned in the world of sports media.

Francona, Bobby V trade jobs

Two of New England’s most venerable sports institutions, the Red Sox and ESPN, in effect traded two of their most visible stars the past week.

First, Bobby Valentine went from “Sunday Night Baseball’’ to the Red Sox dugout as manager. Then Terry Francona went from the Red Sox dugout to succeeding Valentine at ESPN.

I asked Francona who got the better of the deal. “One thing I do know...

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